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U S CHINA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 18, 2020
Rational versus popular foreign policy
With anti-Chinese sentiment on the rise, crafting rational foreign policy will be increasingly a difficult needle to thread.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2020
The Chinese way of war
China sends India a message by bringing clubs to a gunfight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2020
Beijing's coronavirus outbreak poses test for Xi, China’s chairman of everything
The stakes are especially high for Xi, who has staked his credibility on China's response and sought to frame himself as a global leader in the crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2020
U.S.-China tensions: It’s worse this time
The safety nets that operated in both countries to prevent irretrievable damage to the relationship have rotted away.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2020
Street vendors won’t save China’s economy
A new push to welcome informal workers back onto the streets will create more problems than it solves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 17, 2020
China and India ties tested after border standoff takes deadly turn
The uptick in tensions comes amid a rising din of nationalism stoked by both governments as the two powers jostle for regional influence.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 17, 2020
China’s Great Firewall looms over Hong Kong as surveillance grows
Residents and activists worry that proposed national security legislation will further encroach on civil liberties in the former British colony.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2020
For the U.S. and China, Thucydides’ trap is closing
Intertwined domestic crises are adding pressure for Trump and Xi to seek out confrontation.
WORLD
Jun 16, 2020
China loses landmark WTO dispute against EU
China spent four years fighting for market-economy status, a designation that would give it stronger footing with commercial partners while also curtailing their ability to retaliate over trade disputes.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2020
India and China add to nuclear arsenals in 2020, report says
India and China have added to their nuclear warhead stockpile in the last year while all other nuclear-armed nations like the U.S., Russia and France, continued to modernize their arsenal, according to a recent report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 16, 2020
Carrie Lam says opponents of security law are 'enemy of the people'
Law to curtail 'troublemakers,' not freedoms according to Carrie Lam
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2020
Hong Kong pro-democracy camp fears disqualifications ahead of election
How the election unfolds may have big consequences the future of Hong Kong, which has become a key friction point between China, the U.S. and the U.K.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2020
‘Who’s Zoomin’ Who?’ is now an ominous question
Zoom must do more to win back confidence
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2020
The shape of Asia's new cold war
Asian leaders should assess the Sino-American conflict across three distinct but related dimensions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2020
Chinese diplomats behaving badly
Chinese diplomats have long had a reputation as well-trained, colorless and cautious professionals who pursue their missions doggedly without attracting much unfavorable attention. But a new crop of younger diplomats are ditching established diplomatic norms in favor of aggressively promoting China’s...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2020
Vast amounts of Venezuelan oil hidden en route to China, bypassing U.S. sanctions
Last year, China replaced the United States as the No. 1 importer of oil from Venezuela, yet another front in the heated rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2020
'Slow-moving train wreck': Hong Kong’s rich preparing for worst-case scenario
One Hong Kong businessman moved $10 million to Singapore and plans to transfer more. Another is eyeing London property, worried that prices in Hong Kong are too high. Well-to-do families across the city are opening offshore bank accounts and applying for alternative passports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 13, 2020
Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo plans to meet Chinese officials in Hawaii: report
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials, Politico reported Friday, citing two unnamed sources.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2020
Beijing district in 'wartime emergency' after virus spike shuts market
A district of Beijing was on a "wartime" footing and the capital banned tourism on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred around a major wholesale market sparked fears of a new wave of COVID-19.
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Koizumi makes economic growth top priority in bid for LDP presidency
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference announcing his formal entry into the Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in Tokyo on Saturday.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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